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Fixed income rises above recent market volatility
Fixed income funds and the fixed income markets in general have offered investors a relative safe haven from the volatility of recent months.
Most of the funds have ticked along nicely, registering on average anywhere between 75-100bps a month of performance returns. Naturally some funds have performed better than others. The Obsidian Fund is one of those pushing the average up a little with a YTD figure in excess of 12%. While Obsidian remains one of the outstanding performers, others have done well without managing to break double-digit returns.
Another decent performer is the III Relative Value Credit Strategies Fund, which lost a little in early June but still retains a healthy 7.5% YTD return. The returns of a fund like Capula Global RV look to be an investors dream. The fund hasn’t had a down-month since October 2008, since then it’s posted unspectacular but consistent monthly returns.
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Editor's view: 8 February 2012
Speculative moves, a perceived landgrab and a potential bidding war in the hedge fund sector have all opened up in recent weeks
Comment: Julian Korek
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